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Support Materials for Students with Special Education Needs
English K–6
Case Studies
Case study 4
ABC record sheet – Elodie (recount)
(cont)
Antecedents
Behaviour(s)
Consequences
E:
Ye.
T:
Yes, that’s a whisper.
You said ‘yes’
(whispers).
Elodie vocalises and cackles.
T:
Yes you whispered didn’t you?
And I copied you.
Arranges animals in front of Elodie.
T:
There was a …?
E:
Ah boo.
Hands on two animals.
T:
Listening, a moo cow,
did you say moo cow?
E:
Yeh.
T:
Yes, there was a moooo cow.
E:
Ah
(high pitch).
Touches and scratches head.
Turns page.
T:
And was there a dog?
E:
Yeh.
Brings hand back to table.
T:
Yes there was.
Removes tactile dog from book
and places on table.
T:
And there’s the dog.
Places hand under Elodie’s right hand.
E:
Doh – gweh
(approximation
of doggy).
Turns the page.
T:
Hmmm. But, I don’t think
there were any more animals.
Were there any more animals?
E:
No.
T:
No. That’s right.
Shakes head.
So there were no chickens.
Says two syllable approximation.
T:
There were no rabbits.
Turns pages backwards.
T:
There was just a dog, a cow, a duck,
a horse, a pig.
Moves Elodie’s hand to each tactile
animal while talking.
Elodie’s ‘babbling’.
T:
And one that we dropped on the
floor, a cat.
Moves to get cat.
E:
No
, pauses,
a trat
.
T:
There’s the cat.
E:
No.
Puts the cat in front of Elodie.
T:
OK, can you tell me?
E:
Yeh.
T:
Did you like the story?
Touches Elodie’s elbow.
E:
Yeh.
T:
Ye, oh that was a beautiful
yes.
Giggles.
Lifts pig.
T:
Yes, it was a good story
wasn’t it?
E:
Yeh.
